Prediction for the coming Eclipse:

[Darat]

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I am utterly surprised, shocked, and left wondering why I haven't heard of any sightings or video yet. Admittedly, I have not done any searches. I figure that would defeat the point. Anything you look for, you can find, usually. I was hope to hear of at least one massive sighting...

That means your hypothesis failed - will you now alter your beliefs based on this new evidence?

 

[Cosmic Yak]

That means your hypothesis failed - will you now alter your beliefs based on this new evidence?

That's the most optimistic thing I've read in weeks.

 

[Jocko]

It took 'us' less than 100 years to go from Kitty Hawk to Armstrong on the moon. How long have humans been on the earth in this form?

Actual 'Aliens' from another world would find us far too barbaric to mess with, not to mention no warp drive...

The mostly likely conclusion to what I saw was 'advance earth technology,' unknown to me.

Ah ha ha, I would suggest that advances in psychology and pharmacology are more relevant than astronomics here. Hello, Albert. Miss me?

 

[Jim_MDP]

Sorry... hadn't opened the thread in a week, so I only just saw this...

... This events was predicted to be seen by millions, and as a result the American economy suffered some 700 million dollars in lost revenue, because for a while everything/most things...stopped.

Really?
Where the hell did this come from?
Imagination? Wild ass guess?

Or could it be true?


My first thought would be the opposite.
Most of the workers would have used vacation time.
And hundreds of otherwise sleepy-ish small to mid sized towns got large numbers of eclipse travelers in, patronizing the local shops and eateries (gas stations too, come to think of it).
Plus... thousands of out of the way RV parks, campgrounds and motels/hotels suddenly found themselves booked up.


I'd guess an absolute **** ton of disposable income got poured into the economy, thanks to the eclipse. Even more helpful... the where it got distributed.

Sure, a drop in the bucket that is the GDP, but certainly appreciated by who knows how many Mom & Pop establishments.
I'd be surprised if that was offset, nay... widely negated, by a half hour of "everything... stopped".
(that's a broad claim itself. I think I know what you meant, though I'd disagree.)

But I've been wrong before, will be again... show me the numbers KotA.

 

[Jocko]

I am utterly surprised, shocked, and left wondering why I haven't heard of any sightings or video yet. Admittedly, I have not done any searches. I figure that would defeat the point. Anything you look for, you can find, usually. I was hope to hear of at least one massive sighting...

Obviously the only possible cause for this dearth of confirmation of your expectations is a massive coverup operation, masterminded by me here at JockoCorp, deep inside Yucca Mountain.

Obviously.

I mean, the only other remote possibility is that it didn't happen at all.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

I think whatever production was lost was balanced by the boon in eclipse entrepreneur opportunities. I'd bet on a net profit.

 

[gabeygoat]

I think whatever production was lost was balanced by the boon in eclipse entrepreneur opportunities. I'd bet on a net profit.

I think you're right. Especially in little Oregon towns.

 

[Jim_MDP]

Obviously the only possible cause for this dearth of confirmation of your expectations is a massive coverup operation, masterminded by me here at JockoCorp, deep inside Yucca Mountain.

Obviously.

I mean, the only other remote possibility is that it didn't happen at all.

Given such disparate possibilities and the improbability of one, there can be only one logical conclusion, despite your pathetic attempt at misdirection.... you nefarious bastard.